Principal Engineer - Electrical Lines

Company: RGE

Business Area: Projects

Job Title: Electrical Principal Engineer

Reports to: Director Integrated Projects)

Location: Rochester NY (Three City Center)

The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level ranging from $111000 to $139431.

Cross Company Responsibility: Yes

Job Summary:

Scope of Work Main duties settings geography reporting relationships and other relationships:

Responsible leader in charge of managing and overseeing the development and design of Lines and substation withing BES/CLCPA Programs for major capital projects in Avangrids operating territory in NY.

Position reports to the Substation Director but the position will work daytoday in cross functional project team and support project needs as dictated by the business unit managers and Director.

Major Roles and Responsibilities (Scope of work range of responsibilities):

• Capital projects engineering performance and overseeing including all phases such as: scoping and budgeting conceptual engineering contract management and design engineering design construction and closeout.

• Perform standard and complex engineering analyses designs and calculations using standard methodology and principles and other viable approaches. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve problems or to improve processes/services.
• Responsible for leading and creating new conceptual designs and overseeing the work of external detailed designer ensuring consistency among all the operating companies.
• Act as a liaison with other stakeholders (Operations Process and Technology... representing the Substations group.
• Solve unique and complex engineering problems. Analyzes possible solutions and assesses each using standard procedures related to Substations and power engineering.
• Ensure all engineering designs implemented by the company meet applicable company local state and national codes and standards.
• Support technical requests from current and proposed customers.
• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide unit engineers.
• Mentor develop and support team in technical skills.

Job Requirements:

Skills/Abilities:

1. General Skills:

• Excellent diagnostic and problemsolving skills to decipher unique technical and analytical problems.
• Proven ability to lead and manage projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical concepts.
• Strong management and leadership skills ability to drive change and adoption of new technologies.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.
• General contract commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery ensuring maximum return on investment.
• Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions.
• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers.
• Ability to devise solutions to both to common and complex problems/challenges.
• Where appropriate technical and operational experience in a relevant engineering role within a utility environment.
• Where required knowledge of;
  • Construction and maintenance standards in accordance with regulatory requirements
  • Electrical Civil and P&C Engineering standards and specifications up to 345kV

2. Routine Technical Skills:

• Physical Substation Design Expert
• Project Scoping and Estimating Expert
• Equipment Specifications Expert
• Construction and Outage Sequencing Expert
• Commissioning Expert
• Codes Standards and Regulations Expert

Experience/Training:

Required Education

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering required
• Masters Degree Preferred
• 10 years minimum relevant experience
• Professional Engineering License Preferred

Competency Requirements:

• Develop self & others Expert
• Empower to grow Expert
• Collaborate and share Expert
• Be a role model Expert
• Focus to achieve resultsExpert
• Be agileExpert

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